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Club 140kg - Fifteen of the heaviest rugby players on the planet right now
By Ian Cameron
It will surprise few that as the average size of Rugby Union player increases, so too have the outliers on the top end of the weighing scale.
The maxim that rugby is a game for all shapes and sizes is no longer true - at least at the sport's professional table. With this is mind RugbyPass has put together a list of the world's heaviest players - players that weigh more than 140kg/22 stone/310Ibs.
Ten years ago putting together such a list would have been a pretty short affair, but as 2017 draws to a close, more players than ever can claim a place in the '140 Club'.
There are - however - some notable absentees. Agen bound Opeti Fonua who previously tipped the scale at 150kg, has slimmed right down to 130kg. Racing's Ben Tameifuna is now billed at a mere 134kg, while we understand that 147kg Pavel Stastny has retired from ProD2 side Soyaux Angoulême. We were unable to find a reliable source for the weight of 150kg+ Cameron Skelton or whether or not he was in fact currently playing professional rugby.
Despite these exclusions, we were able to put together 15 titans of the modern game. Some you will know, others you most likely will not.
The average weight of these fifteen players works out at 143.5kg/22st7Ibs/316Ibs. If we've missed someone, let us know in the comments below.
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No he's just limited in what he can do. Like Scott Robertson. And Eddie Jones.
Sometimes it doesn't work out so you have to go looking for another national coach who supports his country and believes in what he is doing. Like NZ replacing Ian Foster. And South Africa bringing Erasmus back in to over see Neinbar.
This is the real world. Not the fantasy oh you don't need passion for your country for international rugby. Ask a kiwi, or a south african or a frenchman.
Go to commentsDont complain too much or start jumping to conclusions.
Here in NZ commentators have been blabbing that our bottom pathway competition the NPC (provincial teams only like Taranaki, Wellington etc)is not fit for purpose ie supplying players to Super rugby level then they started blabbing that our Super Rugby comp (combined provincial unions making up, Crusaders, Hurricanes, etc) wasn't good enough without the South African teams and for the style SA and the northern powers play at test level.
Here is what I reckon, Our comps are good enough for how WE want to play rugby not how Ireland, SA, England etc play. Our comps are high tempo, more rucks, mauls, running plays, kicks in play, returns, in a game than most YES alot of repetition but that builds attacking skillsets and mindsets. I don't want to see world teams all play the same they all have their own identity and style as do England (we were scared with all this kind of talk when they came here) World powerhouse for a reason, losses this year have been by the tiniest of margins and could have gone either way in alot of games. Built around forward power and blitz defence they have got a great attack Wingers are chosen for their Xfactor now not can they chase up and unders all day. Stick to your guns its not far off
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